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Mental Health HourEpisode 12 - Burnout, Addiction & Introversion with Siobhan MurrayIn episode 12, Caitriona and Kayla are joined by Siobhan Murray psychotherapist, author and
corporate speaker specialising in burnout. Siobhan shares her own personal story of burnout. Other
topics discussed include wellbeing, alcohol dependency, prevention, imposter syndrome and
returning to college as a mature student plus lots more. Siobhan is author of her book “ The Burnout
Solution:12 Weeks to a Calmer You”.
Books:
The Burnout Solution:12 Weeks to a Calmer You- By Siobhan Murray
Quiet: The Power of Introverts in a World That Can't Stop Talking- By S...2022-04-071h 04Mental Health HourEpisode 11 - Grief and Losing Someone we Love with Niamh FitzpatrickIn episode 11, Caitriona and Kayla are joined by Niamh Fitzpatrick clinical psychologist, author, and previous agony aunt on The Anton Savage Show on Today fm. Niamh, Caitriona and Kayla discuss loss, grief, taboo’s around grief, death, the admin of grief, IVF, suicide bereavement and lots more.
Working as a psychologist since 1991 Niamh’s passions lie in two areas achieving optimum mental health and optimum performance. As an accredited sports psychologist Niamh works with top performers to maintain high performance.
Niamh is also the author of a book titled “Tell me the truth about loss: a psyc...2022-03-311h 12Mental Health HourEpisode 10 - Mother's Day Special with Karen SugrueIn episode 10, Caitriona and Kayla are joined by Karen Sugrue sociologist, psychotherapist, lecturer, activist and feminist to discuss Mother’s Day, gender roles, dual roles and biases.
Quote cited
“Those who do not do hands-on caring are free to advance their material and social status and enjoy more leisure • It is women’s unwaged care labour that frees men to be market citizens, political citizens and cultural citizens in ways that enable them to use their power, their money and cultural prestige to dominate women”- (Lynch, 2009)
Book recommendation:
12 Rules for Academic L...2022-03-241h 26Mental Health HourEpisode 9 - What is Trauma?In episode 9, Kayla puts Caitriona in the hot seat to speak about her research topic of childhood trauma. What is trauma? How can it impact us? Is it a death sentence? Caitriona states that Ireland’s fire fighting approach is not good enough. Action is needed now and it must start by training professionals to look inwards.
Discussion includes: intergenerational trauma, trauma informed care, trauma literacy, relationships, protective factors, one good adult, ACE’s, the need for action now to prevent issues in 20 years time and lots more.
Quotes mentioned
Daniel Siegal defined it a...2022-02-2433 minMental Health HourEpisode 8 - Sex, Loneliness & Powerful Women with Karen SugrueIn episode 8, Caitriona and Kayla are joined by Karen Sugrue - sociologist, psychotherapist, lecturer, activist and feminist to discuss relationships, sex, gender stereotypes, and societal expectations .
Discussion includes the difference between being alone and being lonely, challenging stereotypes, societies sexual scripts based on gender, Valentines Day and lots more.
Some special mentions to some wonderful people doing wonderful work throughout the episode. You'll find their work or their Twitter handles below!
Links to resources mentioned
https://people.ucd.ie/mary.mcaulif
https://www.verywellmind.com/what-is-attachment-theory-2795337
https://ww...2022-02-101h 19Mental Health HourEpisode 7 - Two TruthsThis episode discusses suicide and harmful content online. Listener discretion is advised.
In episode 7, Caitriona interviews Kayla about her current postgraduate research which focuses on pro suicide websites. Having immersed herself in these spaces Kayla reveals what she has learnt to date, how her time in these spaces has revealed something unexpected and the role her research will play in informing frontline services and policy makers to prevent people entering these spaces moving forward.
Quotes mentioned
“Night hides many things and reveals others”- The secret letters of the monk who sold his ferra...2022-01-2736 minMental Health HourEpisode 6 - MiWadi & Self AwarenessIn episode 6, we speak about professional self-awareness. How a lack of self-awareness may not only impact the professional, their work but also their clients/service users. We discuss the balancing of roles within a professional’s life and how additional stress in one area can place undue pressure on the rest.
Caitriona highlights the importance of reflecting on our own trauma histories and attachment styles as professionals. Other aspects discussed include vicarious trauma, secondary trauma, trusting your gut and the bodies alarm system.
Today's quote “How my actions, words and emotions affect myself and others” was tw...2022-01-2030 minMental Health HourEpisode 5 - Suicide & UsIn the first episode of 2022 we wanted to take on something big and meaningful. Caitriona shares her experience of feeling suicidal, Kayla shares her experience of discovering her partner was suicidal and what that meant for both of them. This episode explores lots of hard feelings and gives a real life look at where mental ill health and suicide can sometimes meet.
This episode discusses suicide and may be upsetting for some listeners. If you feel like you need support the Samaritans can be contacted for free on 116 123. Community Crisis Response Team operate every night from 5pm t...2022-01-0641 minMental Health HourEpisode 4 - UnfollowedThis week Kayla Cooley & Caitriona McMahon talk about social media. Is social media using us or are we using social media?
Kayla admits to being a social media hoe, we talk about the comparison problem and what happens when we let the algorithm dictate what we consume.
You can find Kayla on Twitter @Kayla_cooley and Caitriona is @Caitriona_Mac. You can follow Mental Health Hour on Twitter @MentalHealth_Hr.
As always thanks for listening and if you've enjoyed this episode we'd love if you shared it with someone!2021-12-1631 minMental Health HourEpisode 3 - Strip it BackThis episode we talk about stripping things back and getting to the root of emotions, behaviors or problems as practitioners and friends.
We talk about staying curious as professionals, the rule of optimism and how it can blind our work and much more!
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We're on Twitter @MentalHealth_Hr2021-12-0933 min
Mental Health HourEpisode 2 - Empathy & Chocolate MuffinsThis week we wanted to talk a little bit about empathy and what empathetic responses look like. We talk about chocolate muffins (because why not?) and the pandemic.
New episodes weekly.
If there's a topic or person you would like to hear on the podcast let us know!2021-12-0230 min
Mental Health HourMental Health Hour - Episode 1 RelaunchIt has been four years since we have sat down and had a conversation with a microphone between us. Now we're back and we want to talk all things mental health.
2021-11-2525 min